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SetC . <br /> <br />Sec. <br /> <br />~ec. <br /> <br />,~ec. <br /> <br />Sec . <br /> <br />a preJect te determine whether it may have a significant <br />effect en the envirenment, examine andlnstltute methe~s <br />ef reducing a~verse impacts, and cenSi~er alternatives te <br />the preJect as prepesed. These things must be dene prier <br />te appreval er disappreval ef the preJect. An EIR may net <br />be use~ as an instrument te ratienalize appreval efa <br />preJect, ner ~e indicatiens ef adverse impact, as enunci- <br />ated in an EIR, require that a preJect be disappreve~ -~; <br />the City retains existing autherity te balance envirenmental <br />ebJectives with ecenemic and serial ebJectiVes. <br /> <br />Earl Pre~a~-a~ien. ArtSIR is a useful planning teelte <br />enable envi~enmental censtralnts and te betA. <br /> eppertunities <br />censidered befere preJect plans are llnaIized. EIE's sheul~ <br />be prepared as early in the planning p~ecess aspessible <br />te enable envirenmental censideratiens te influence preJect <br />pregram er ~eslgn. <br /> <br />AsSumptiens. The criterialand prece~ures herein assume <br />that the City efPleasan~en is the respensi~le~agency as <br />~efine~ herein er has been ~esignate~ the lea~ agency as <br />~efined herein an~ censistent with the Guidelines. <br /> <br />uAr~icle 2 <br /> <br /> ~efinitienS <br />General. Whenever the fellswing werds are used herel~, <br />~e~etherwise defined, they shall have ~he meaning as- <br />cribe~ te them in this article. These ~eflnitiens are <br />intended te clarify but net te replace er negate the de- <br />finltiens'use~ in CEQA. <br /> <br />Applicant, Applicant means a persen whe prepese~ te O'arry <br />eUt a preJect which needs a lease~ permit, license, certi- <br />ficate, er ether entitlement te use er financial assistance <br />frem sneer mere public agencies when that persen applies <br />fer the gevernmental appreval er assistance. <br /> <br />A preval means the decisien by a public agency which cemmits <br />tee agency tea definite ceurse ef actien in regard tea <br />preJect inten~e~ te be carried eut by any persen. In <br />cennectien with private activities, appreval eccurs upen <br />the earliestv cemmitment te issue er the issuance by the <br />public agency efa discretienary centtact, grant, subsidy, <br />lean, er e~her ferm ef financial assistance, lease, permit, <br />license, certificate, er ether entitlement fer use ef the <br />preJect. <br /> <br />~- Califernia Envirenmental ~uality Act. The Califernia <br /> nvirenmental ~uali y Ac ( ~ ) means Caiifernia. Public t t E A <br />Reseurces Cede Sectien 2155~ threugh 2117~. <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br /> <br />